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Halliburton Moving HQ To Dubai
theodp writes "Much-maligned defense contractor Halliburton is moving its corporate headquarters from Houston to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Dubai's friendly tax laws will add to Halliburton's bottom line. Last year the company earned $2.3B in profits. Sen. Patrick Leahy called the company's move 'corporate greed at its worst.' Halliburton, once headed by VP Dick Cheney, has been awarded contracts valued at an estimated $25.7B for its work in Iraq."
Well, maybe some "insurgents" will make a wrong turn at Alberquerque and hit Dubai instead.
On a side note, as a Houstonian, I'm happy to see them go. Can't stand having scum like them here.
Now if they'd only done this seven years ago and taken Enron with them...
Striking fear in the authors of godawful fanfiction, I am here, appearing in darkness, Tuxedo Jack!
>How is this "News for Nerds"?
No shit. I really dont get why so much politics show up on here; and haliburton they arent even a tech company.
Slashdot really needs posted story moderation.
"Story Voted -1 for USA centric"
"Story Voted -1 for not News for Nerds"
This isnt news for nerds, this is news for anti-capitalist tree-huggers
Woo hoo, some company's moving their headquarters.
The only reason this is news is because alot of people think haliburton is an evil company, and everything evil companies do is for evil reasons.
Either you trust your american justice system, or you dont.
If you dont trust your justice system, then haliburton is the very least of your worries.
If you do trust your justice system, then you can trust that if they DO break the law, they will be dealt with.
either way this isnt news for nerds.
Kyle